Chapter 163: Chapter 164 Somewhat Suspicious_1 Chapter 163: Chapter 164 Somewhat Suspicious_1 Sang Xiao naturally took notice of Qiao Xiaren’s performance, which caught her by surprise. There was something about this girl that set her apart from the rest. Generally speaking, she was now the most popular among them, and not lacking in resources, only missing a company to sign her up.
With the release of “Slaying Immortal”, there are bound to be good companies willing to sign her.
But she didn’t display the slightest bit of arrogance due to her previous success. She could keep her cool, particularly surprising was her enduring determination during such grueling training sessions.
What Sang Xiao didn’t know was that Xiaren had no desire to join any other company. She didn’t want to be oppressed with no autonomy, thus, she had to enter the SGS Company through legitimate auditions.
She craved the limelight and the glory, but she knew she had to earn it on her own. She didn’t want people pointing fingers at her and sneering: “Look, that’s the woman who climbed her way up by xxx.”
The final training item was swimming. After the leapfrog exercise, Bai Xinran and Rong Yuyu collapsed on the ground, unable to move a muscle, even Liao Ling was having a hard time holding on.
Only Xiaren was still persevering, her astonishing stamina hidden from view.
“Everyone should learn from Xiaren. Being a star is not as glamorous as it appears, it requires equivalent effort behind the scenes,” Sang Xiao raised her chin, “Now gather around for the swimming physical training!”
Ye Qing suddenly felt very uncomfortable. He didn’t like the feeling of being overshadowed by others.
The girls resignedly jogged over, following Sang Xiao back to the dance room. Singing, dancing, and stage makeup scripts were all part of the training, so the day was filled with non-stop practice.
And so the day passed.
At half past nine, Qiao Xiaren was still reading a script. To her surprise, Shen Sichen and Nie Yitong had showed up at the training class. Nie Yitong wore a vaguely troublesome smile, expressing an interest in seeing how the newbies were shaping up. Sang Xiao naturally couldn’t refuse Nie Yitong’s request, given the woman’s status.
Seeing Nie Yitong in her fashionable attire in front of everyone, particularly her strong aura and style, the still-training newcomers couldn’t help but admire her.
Being a well-established actress, her treatment and bearing was naturally a complete contrast to them.
“The new batch is quite impressive this time. Especially this one called Qiao Xiaren. I heard she became popular on the internet due to the “Slaying Immortal” trailer a few days ago. Impressive.”
Nie Yitong appeared to be praising Xiaren on the surface, but in reality, she was insinuating disapproval, in a bid to stir up feelings of isolation and hostility towards Xiaren amongst the newcomers.
Sure enough, some unfriendly gazes started to transverse her way.
“Thank you for your praise, Miss Nie.”
With an indifferent response, Xiaren’s tone betrayed no hint of either arrogance or humility.
Shen Sichen glanced at her casually, only to receive her cold reaction. He felt a bit complicated in his heart. Qiao Xiaren seemed dead set on keeping her distance from them. Previously, she would call him “senior” out of courtesy, but now, she didn’t even bother to glance his way.
“Miss Nie, the newcomers need to rest. If you have any advice or instructions, you can personally guide them tomorrow.” Sang Xiao said with a courteous smile on her face. Nie Yitong had no choice but to leave, giving Xiaren a sidelong glance on her way out.
Shen Sichen followed behind Nie Yitong, his eyes lingering on Xiaren one last time. He seemed like he wanted to say something to Xiaren, but in the end, he said nothing.
This final glance, however, struck Qiao Xiaren as a bit curious.